Plaiting-board



No. 325,994. Patented'Sapin8.1885;`

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sPneIPIcATIoN refining parser Letters 'Patent No. 325,994., .datedseptember s, 1885..

n Application tiled February 19, 18185. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, P; T. VANNICE, a cilizen of the United States,residing at Clarinda, in the county of Page and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Plaiting-Machines; andIdo declare sewing case.

the following to be Va full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedvthereon, which form a part of this specification,

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of this invention, and is aperspective view. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe plaiting-tool. Fig. 4 is a detail. Fig. 5 shows a top view of thebox, the cover being raised.

This invention relates to improvements in plaiting-machines, itsessential object being to provide `means whereby the requisite tensionof the ribbons or bands which hold the cloth in place may be produced;and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices,all as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the box, which forms the basefor the plaiting attachments hereinafter described, and A the hinged lidof the same.

The interior of the box is divided into several compartments, X X and Y,the latter of which runs the entire length of the box and is adapted tocontain the plaiting attachments when disconnected from the lid. The lidis kept closed, when necessary, by means of a staple on its edgeengaging a hook pivoted to the side ofthe box, or by other suitablemeans. The lid may have its outer surface covered with cloth, and may beused as a writing or The compartments X then serve to contain thewriting or sewing materials.

B B, &c., are four similar levers, ofwood, attached to th'e front andrear edges of the lid, each by two screws, b b. The two levers B on eachside have .their adjacent inner ends rounded, so that when the outerVscrew b of one lever is removed the lever can be turned on the innerscrew as a pivot-point without its' inner end'i'mpinging onthe adjacentend of the other lever. As the lid and box are of equal width, thelevers B when attached to -theformer lie outside of the front and rearsides of the same.

G C, &c., are four metallic brackets or holders, each of which has itslower part, c, so bent as to fit snugly upon the outer end of one ofthelevers B. rlhe upper part of the bracket is bent iirst upward to asufficient distance above the lid,then inward parallel to the leverB,then vertically upward, and, lastly, outward parallel to the lever B,thus forminga hook, c, into which fits one end of the holding-bar D, ofwhich the other end is held by the bracket on the strip attached to theopposite edge of the lid. A similar holding-bar is similarly retained inplace at the opposite end of the box, as shown. These bars, which may beeither of metal or wood, hold the ribbons or bands E forming the web inplace and give them the proper tension in the following manner: Each barD is composed of two similar strips, dd, lying edge to edge, and havingtheir ends and centers connected by the transverse rivets or screws d.The ends of the bands E are in` serted between the strips and securedpartially by the pressure of the edges of the same. The bars D are thenturned so as to roll the bands in them and give the latter the properlength to produce sufficient tension when the bars D are in place. Thebrackets C are then placed on the ends of the levers B, and a bar Dplaced in position therein at one end of the box. The levers B at theopposite end of the box have then their outer screws b removed, and areturne'd upward on their inner screws as pivots. The other bar D is theninserted in its brackets C, and the levers are turned down and securedto the edges of the lid by their outer screws. The rolling of the bandson the bars D, besides causing the tension, also aids in securing theends of the former to the latter.

F is the plaitingtool, made of one `strip of metal bent on itself, thebend being widened and rounded to form a handle, as shown, and f is asliding metallic loop between the handle and the two blades adapted toslide toward the point of the tool and closethe blades on theinterveningcloth. To render the loop effective, the blades at their beginningincline outward from each other, as at f To insert the cloth, the leversB at one side and the connected brackets and bar D are turned upward, asdescribed, and the same is done to remove the cloth after being plaitedand pressed.

In plaiting, the cloth is passed between the blades of the tool F andfolded over in the usual manner, and different styles of plaitng areproduced by using different-sized tools or by using the same tool indifferent ways.

Having describedV this invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a plaiting-machine, the combination, with the base-plate A andlevers B, secured to the edges thereof by the screws b, of the bracketsC, end bars, D, composed of the simipresence of two witnesses.

P. T. VANNICE. Witnesses:

'.T. L. STRONG,

MARIAN E. VANNICE.

